Golf Random Irritations

[Orikoru]

When you spend 30 quid on a Trackman session, full of confidence that your swing speed is faster, your yardages are longer, your dispersion is better. Nope, all just as crap as last time.

AND when indoor golf place is having half the interior rebuilt, there's no reception area, so the 15-year-old-looking reception girl has to sit on a sofa in the actual bay that I'm using. For the whole hour. Majorly awkward.

 

[rudebhoy]

Yes it was westerhope and Newcastle United I knew of

BTW
I'm sure they'd be really pleased to hear of your reference to it as a 'less salubrious' area of Newcastle mind......

It’s not as bad the Cowgate where Newcastle United is, but it’s not exactly Darras Hall, is it?

I do have to ask though, what’s the attraction with stealing rakes? Is there a roaring trade in them on the dark web or something?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

AND when indoors golf place is having half the interior rebuilt, there's no reception area, so the 15-year-old-looking reception girl has to sit on a sofa in the actual bay that I'm using. For the whole hour. Majorly awkward.

Is that the best excuse you could come up with?

 

[Orikoru]

Is that the best excuse you could come up with?

She was quite helpful in the end, when my driver tees were flying all over the place she started spotting them and finding them for me.

 

[cliveb]

Played in a bowmaker open yesterday - best 2 out of 4 scores to count.
Lots of decent scores in mid 80s. Second place was 86. We were 10th with 79.
And the winners? 98 points. 98!!!

 

[Springveldt]

Yes it was westerhope and Newcastle United I knew of

BTW
I'm sure they'd be really pleased to hear of your reference to it as a 'less salubrious' area of Newcastle mind......

My first thought was Newcastle United based on @rudebhoy description.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

My first thought was Newcastle United based on @Lord Tyrion description.

Moi, I don't know what you mean

 

[moogie]

My first thought was Newcastle United based on @Lord Tyrion description.

I must have missed that quote.....

 

[Springveldt]

Moi, I don't know what you mean

Oops, covid brain fog I guess. Corrected it now.

 

[Orikoru]

When you spend 30 quid on a Trackman session, full of confidence that your swing speed is faster, your yardages are longer, your dispersion is better. Nope, all just as crap as last time.

Actually, having looked at the data more closely today, my swing speed is 3mph faster across the board than the last session I did 18 months ago. But that has not translated into any extra distance. I think that's actually worse? With my wedges I actually lost distance. Baffling.

 

[moogie]

My first thought was Newcastle United based on @rudebhoy description.

Yes I could get that....about United

But westerhope
Surrounded by sought after estates like chapel park, west meadows, St. Johns, and a host of new builds just gone up too

 

[Tashyboy]

Kicking off in our golf fuddle, the C word has been mentioned a few times re a player moving his ball again

On a positive it wasn’t me, it was on am away day.

 

[crdb]

Actually, having looked at the data more closely today, my swing speed is 3mph faster across the board than the last session I did 18 months ago. But that has not translated into any extra distance. I think that's actually worse? With my wedges I actually lost distance. Baffling.

Could be a higher spin rate with the faster swing speed

 

[Orikoru]

Could be a higher spin rate with the faster swing speed

Yeah maybe. I also used an AVX ball this time as my normal Bridgestones were all marked up with Sharpie and the guy says it marks his screen. It's possible they spin more on short shots than the RXS ball, or whatever ball I used last time I went.

 

[rudebhoy]

Yes I could get that....about United

But westerhope
Surrounded by sought after estates like chapel park, west meadows, St. Johns, and a host of new builds just gone up too

To be fair, it’s not an area I know that well, but a quick look at average property prices shows that they are lower than the overall average for the city. My only previous experience of rakes not being put out was Newcastle United, which is definitely a scruff hole, so that might have subconsciously influenced me.

I’m not criticising the course btw, I thought it was very enjoyable, I would happily play it again.

 

[Slab]

I'd heard that Ikea had started stocking some golf accessories, got my order delivered yesterday... wish me luck

Spoiler

 

[VVega]

Booking a tee time as a single in front of a 4-ball, arriving to the tee to see they jumped in ahead and already on the fairway, waiting for them on each shot for the next few holes until I gave up and skipped a couple of holes to pass them.

 

[Imurg]

There's 3 or 4 holes at my course that I'm really struggling with the tee shot. Straight right or a fade bordering on a slice
There's 14 or 15 others that I don't.
They're all reasonably straight.
It must be something about the look of the tee box that is throwing my alignment out.
Bloody infuriating as I'm taking more time on those holes to get everything in sync....
Stupid game

 

[clubchamp98]

There's 3 or 4 holes at my course that I'm really struggling with the tee shot. Straight right or a fade bordering on a slice
There's 14 or 15 others that I don't.
They're all reasonably straight.
It must be something about the look of the tee box that is throwing my alignment out.
Bloody infuriating as I'm taking more time on those holes to get everything in sync....
Stupid game

If the tee is pointing away from the fairway or not down the middle.
Tee up in the middle of the tee so you can’t see the cut of the edge of the tee.
Might help might not!

 

[3offTheTee]

Laughed to myself today and I DID NOT ask him to quote the rule.

After I holed the ball I said I would leave my ball in the hole as I struggle bending down.

A guy is the group said he had better take the ball out because if the next player's ball goes in there would be a penalty!